A survey confirms arguments that civil asset forfeiture mostly ensnares law-abiding, low-income people of color, not large, criminal enterprises.
Author: Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
’71 gets a gun’: Graduates of Washington’s police training academy unprepared to patrol streets, law enforcement leaders say
In 2019, a consultant said instruction at the state training academy was inadequate. The problems remain, according to law enforcement officials.
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says he shouldn’t go to prison for George Floyd’s murder
Derek Chauvin’s attorney says the ex-cop was the product of a “broken system” and shouldn’t go to prison. Prosecutors say he should get 30 years.
‘Everything wrong with policing in America’: Clips of Andrew Brown Jr. shooting show the limits of body camera videos
Video shows Andrew Brown Jr. driving away from deputies, but DA Andrew Womble said he endangered them. The deputies will not be charged in his death.
Bodycams haven’t lived up to promises of exposing police misconduct. One reason: The police decide what to release.
Police officer body cameras were supposed to provide a window into what really happened when someone dies at the hands of a police officer.
Derek Chauvin’s conviction is progress, but it ‘will do nothing to change’ urban policing on its own
Jurors quickly convicted Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death, but it does little to “change the physics of urban policing.”
Assault or ‘reasonable’ policing? Takeaways from Derek Chauvin trial’s closing arguments as jury begins deliberations
The jury started deliberating in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial Monday afternoon. He faces three charges in the death of George Floyd.
As protests continue over police killings, lawmakers try to add to the list of crimes protesters could face
Lawmakers say they’re cracking down on violence, not protests. Critics say the bills would criminalize activities protected by the First Amendment.
Derek Chauvin used force against suspects before George Floyd. The jury won’t hear about 6 of those incidents.
Prosecutors tried to introduce six incidents in which they say Derek Chauvin used unreasonable force on people. The judge didn’t allow them.
First-day takeaways: Lawyers in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial zoom in on training, drug use, and viral video
The world has seen the unforgettable footage of George Floyd’s death. And the viral video is the main thing that attorneys for Derek Chauvin don’t want the jury to focus on.